{"id":393701,"date":"2026-01-27T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=393701"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:41:46","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-27-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-27-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Jan. 27: Predictions on Cade Cunningham, Jamal Murray and Royce O&#8217;Neale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons face the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, and I&#8217;m backing a pair of star guards in the prop market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative:<\/strong> Cade Cunningham had 11 assists last time out and is always a threat to reach double digits. Look for him to hit the 10-assist milestone tonight and fade Kitchener, Ontario&#8217;s Jamal Murray on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out these NBA prop picks for Jan. 27, featuring a pick on Phoenix Suns forward Royce O&#8217;Neale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets &amp; start betting on the NBA<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop picks Jan. 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Cunningham over 9.5 assists (-108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Nikola Jokic were healthy, tonight&#8217;s Pistons\/Nuggets game would be a showcase of the two most productive playmakers in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to settle for one, but Cunningham is a pretty compelling watch on his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The all-star guard is in his fifth season, and his assists-per-game rate has climbed with each passing year: 5.6, 6.0, 7.5, 9.1 and 9.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically, his 9.7 APG leads the NBA. But that&#8217;s only because the injured Jokic (11.0 APG) isn&#8217;t meeting the minimum game requirement at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s NBA slate now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One stat Cunningham is undisputedly clear of Jokic on is <em>potential<\/em> assists, which accounts for any passes that lead directly to a shot. According to NBA.com&#8217;s tracking data, Detroit&#8217;s star is averaging 18.2 potential assists nightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jokic is the only other player north of 16.0 potential assists\/game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cunningham has cashed this bet in 21 of 38 games (55.3%), and he finished with exactly nine assists in five of the outliers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this prop&#8217;s implied probability (53.3%), there&#8217;s some value backing the over tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Cunningham is 10-6 vs. this prop in his past 16 games, averaging 10.6 APG in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Murray under 7.5 assists (-150):<\/strong> I don&#8217;t expect Murray to go blow-for-blow with Cunningham in the assist department, and this is a fair line to fade him at even with Jokic out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This under is 6-4 in Murray&#8217;s 10 games without Jokic this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overall, Murray is averaging 7.3 APG and has gone under 7.5 assists in 23 of 41 matchups (56.1%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">At NorthStar Bets: Wager on NBA props, futures &amp; more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">Detroit allows the fewest assists per game overall and the second-fewest to opposing point guards, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray (hamstring) is probable to play after missing the Nuggets&#8217; most recent game. Being a little banged up likely won&#8217;t help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>O&#8217;Neale over 2.5 threes (<b>-106)<\/b><\/strong>: Devin Booker will miss a second consecutive game tonight, which should allow for O&#8217;Neale and others to take more shots from 3-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last time out, O&#8217;Neale went 0-for-7 from deep. Though I&#8217;m obviously hoping for a better result, the volume is nice to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And really, that&#8217;s a pretty standard shot count for the ninth-year pro. He&#8217;s having a career-best season from 3-point range, hitting at a 40.8% clip on 6.9 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">See tonight&#8217;s NBA moneyline odds, spreads &amp; game totals<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O&#8217;Neale is 29-17 vs. this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, he&#8217;ll face a Brooklyn Nets squad that allows the highest opponent 3PT% in the league (38.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 9:45 a.m. ET on Jan. 27, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons face the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, and I&#8217;m backing a pair of star guards in the prop market. Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Cade Cunningham had 11 assists last time out and is always a threat to reach double digits. Look for him to hit the 10-assist milestone tonight and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":393698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA prop picks Jan. 27: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Jan. 27, 2026. 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